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This is the MAXI-READ import test file called MAXITEXT. It was
created in standard ASCII format by a word processor. Therefore,
it does NOT have to be "stripped" by *MAXI-READ.
A little about *MAXI-READ. *MAXI-READ evaluates the 'readability'
or 'understandability' of your message by analyzing its complexity.
*Complexity is HIGH when sentences contain many words. *Complexity
is also high when you use long, *SESQUIPELALIAN WORDS (words with
many syllables). *MAXI-READ also help you analyze the style of your
writing. That is, is it "personalized" by the use of personal pronouns.
Or is it low in personal words, having a more formal style.
A sample of 100-200 words (about 12 lines) should be enough. But you can
analyze as much as you like. We suggest you enter no more than 500 words.
If you want an analysis of a long piece, consider this. The results may be
more valid if, instead of analyzing 1 LARGE sample, you analyze 2-3
samples of 100-200 words each. Then just average the results.
*MAXI-READ will analyze your message and give you several measures of
readability. These measures include the FLESCH INDEX, the AVERAGE # OF
SYLLABLES PER WORD, and the GRADE LEVEL. Text written at about the
8-10TH GRADE LEVEL is appropriate for many adult audiences.
If you're wondering why some words have asterisks (*) in front of them,
they're used to control analyses of frequently used, but long words. For
more information on this feature, read the section of the Manual that
talks about Controlling the Analyses of long, *Sesquipedalian words.
Analyzing this with *MAXI-READ should show it has 24 sentences, 307 words,
the FLESCH INDEX = 72, and the GRADE LEVEL = 8. Since this is a test file,
you might want to write these numbers down. Then press a key and compare
them to the *MAXI-READ results you get.